In cold blood

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A mother describes her experience of trying to provide good care to her son's pet anoles. The anoles, which are similar to chameleons, prefer to eat moving insects such as crickets. She also narrates she appreciates her dog more after her reptile experience.

Author: Lewis, Susan
Publisher: Philadelphia Magazine
Publication Name: Philadelphia Magazine
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0031-7233
Year: 1997
Care and treatment, Personal narratives, Children, Mothers, Human-animal relationships, Children and animals, Anolis, Anolid lizards

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Out of the (foul) mouths of babes

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Parents who shelter their children find that they still go through a stage where they use 'naughty' words. Also, children sheltered from the violence in popular culture may find they have nothing in common with peers once they reach school age.

Author: Lewis, Susan
Publisher: Philadelphia Magazine
Publication Name: Philadelphia Magazine
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0031-7233
Year: 1992
Psychological aspects, Parent and child, Parent-child relations

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From Wall Street to Sesame Street

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A lawyer-turned-mother has to adjust her notions of the value of time to her new situation. For example, the half hour she spends digging seeds out of grapes would translate to a $47 fee in her past occupation.

Author: Lewis, Susan
Publisher: Philadelphia Magazine
Publication Name: Philadelphia Magazine
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0031-7233
Year: 1992
Attorneys, Lawyers, Compensation and benefits, Time management

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Subjects list: Humor and anecdotes, Child rearing
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